Lance William J Wiscowiche
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Age: 20
From: Victorville, Calif.
Assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. William J. Wiscowiche died March 30 due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Died: March 30, 2004
To family and friends, Lance Cpl. William J. Wiscowiche was all about life, fun and energy, not to mention his exuberance and affectionate nature. "He couldn't just say hello," said family friend Theresa Kay. “He had to give you a big hug." His mother, Patricia, remembered the teen with his radio blasting who would jump out onto the driveway to dance to his current favorite song "singing along, and he couldn't sing a lick," she said, laughing and crying at the same time. Wiscowiche, 20, of Victorville, Calif., died March 30 when his vehicle drove over an explosive device in Iraq. He joined the Marines in August 2001 and was stationed at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Wischowiche had been married to his high school sweetheart, Veronica, for a month...